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1. A capacitor is fully charged after 25 seconds to a battery voltage of 20 Volts. The battery is replaced with
a short circuit. What will be the voltage across the capacitor after one time constant?
a) 12.64 volts
# b) 7.36 volts
c) 0 volts
2. The voltage rating of a capacitor is
# a) the max voltage that can be constantly applied
b) the min voltage required to charge
c) the normal operating voltage
3. The relative permittivity of a capacitor is
# a) the relative permittivity of the dielectric in relation to a vacuum
b) the permittivity of dielectric in relation to dry air
c) the permittivity of the dielectric
4. Magnetic inclination is the least at the
a) poles
# b) equator
c) isoclines
5. Ferromagnetic materials can be magnetized
a) within a band of temperatures
b) above a certain temperature
# c) below a certain temperature
6. Faradays Law States that
# a) the magnitude of the EMF is directly proportional to the rate of change of flux
b) the magnitude of the EMF is indirectly proportional to the rate of change of flux
c) the magnitude of the EMF is directly proportional to the magnetic flux
7. To reduce eddy currents in a transformer you would
# a) reduce the thickness of laminations in the magnetic core
b) increase the thickness of laminations in the magnetic core
c) reduce the number of turns on the primary winding
8. A transformer has an input of 400V and a ratio of 2:1. If the transformer is delta / star wound, what will
the line voltage output be?
a) 115V
b) 200V
# c) 346V
9. What is the phase difference in a circuit with 100V, drawing 0.5 amps, consuming 50 Watts?
a) 45
b) 90
# c) 0
10. In an A.C circuit, what happens if frequency is reduced?
a) Capacitive elements may be damaged
# b) Inductive elements may be damaged
c) There will be no effect
11. A Transformer with 115v primary voltage and a ratio of 5:1 is supplying a landing light (load 24v 45
amps) is used, what is the current drawn?
a) 205 amps
# b) 9 amps
c) 4.5 amps
12. A Transformer has 4500 secondary turns and 750 primary turns. Its turns ratio is
a) 1:6
# b) 6:1
c) 1/6
13. Two inductive coils are placed in close proximity with each other at 90 degrees. The number of flux
linkages is
# a) 0
b) maximum positive
c) maximum negative
14. A high pass filter will?
# a) allow frequencies above a certain value to pass
b) allow frequencies below a certain value to pass
c) allow frequencies within a range to pass
15. If you apply this waveform to this circuit, what is the output across the capacitor?
a) Zero
b) Pulsed negative
# c) Pulsed positive
16. What value is the same as the equivalent D.C. heating effect?
# a) Root Mean Square
b) Average
c) Peak
17. What is the relationship between the voltage and the current in an A.C circuit containing resistance &
inductance?
a) Current leads voltage by up to 90
# b) Current lags voltage by up to 90
c) Current lags voltage by 90
18. What shape is the waveform when the input pulse and the time base are unequal?
a) Square
# b) Rectangular
c) Saw tooth
19. A sine wave has 5 amps RMS value. What is the peak value?
a) 6.37 amps
# b) 7.07 amps
c) 10 amps
20. In this circuit
a) Integrator
b) Low pass filter
# c) Differentiator
33. What charge does the nucleus of an atom possess?
# a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Neutral
34. What is the maximum number of electrons in shell N of an atom?
a) 16
# b) 32
c) 18
35. Two 10V, 20 Ah batteries are connected in parallel and connected across a 10-ohm load. How long
could they supply normal current before the voltage begins to decay?
a) 20 hours
b) 4 hours
# c) 40 hours
36. A 10 V battery supplies a resistive load of 10 ohms for 1 minute. What is the power supplied
a) 100 W b) 10 VA
# c) 10 W
37. A 10V battery supplies a resistive load of 10 ohms for 1 minute. What is the work done?
a) 60J
b) 10J
# c) 600J
38. Three capacitors 10 microfarads, 10 nanofarads and 10 millifarads are connected in parallel. What is the
total capacitance?
# a) 10.01001mF
b) 111mF
c) 1.001001mF
39. If a 1mF capacitor has a potential difference across it of 5V what is the energy stored?
a) 12.5 J
# b) 12.5 mJ
c) 25 mJ
40. A capacitor is fully charged after 25 seconds to a battery voltage of 20 V. The battery is replaced with a
short circuit. What will be the voltage across the capacitor after 1 time constant?
a) 12.64 V
# b) 7.36 V
c) 0 V
41. Glass is an example of a
a) paramagnetic material
# b) diamagnetic material
c) coercive material
42. Which of the following is absolute permeability?
# a)
b) o
c) r
43. A solenoid of 10 turns per meter carries a current of 5A. If the current is reduced to 2.5A, how many
turns would be required to maintain the same magnetic field?
a) 5
b) 50
# c) 20
44. The point of coercivity occurs when the
a) magnetizing force applied causes the material to become magnetically saturated.
# b) magnetic flux is zero even though a magnetizing force is being applied.
c) magnetizing force reaches a peak positive or negative value.
45. What is the mutual inductance if two coils of 10mH and 500mH have 90% of the flux transferred from
one to the other?
a) 4.5mH
b) 459mH
# c) 63mH
46. An inductor has 1,000 turns of wire and a cross sectional area of 0.001m2. If the core has a permeability
of 0.000,001 and the coil is 0.1m what is the value of the inductor
# a) 10mH
b) 100microH
c) 100mH
47. Three inductors 10 mH, 5 mH and 20 mH are connected in parallel. What is the total inductance?
a) 35mH
# b) 2.86mH
c) Without knowing the coupling factor the total inductance cannot be found
48. If the current reaches a maximum through an inductor of 2A in 15 secs, what is the current after 3 secs?
# a) 1.26A
b) 0.63A
c) 1A
49. If the phase voltage in a star connected generator is 200V what will be the line voltage?
a) 115V
b) 200V
# c) 346V
50. A generator is labeled as having 115V/200V, 20A and PF 0.8. What is the apparent power in each line
that the generator can produce?
a) 2.3kW
b) 2.3kVA
# c) 4kVA
51. A starter generator has a
a) low resistance series field and a low resistance shunt field
# b) low resistance series field and a high resistance shunt field
c) high resistance series field and a low resistance shunt field
52. Thermocouple harnesses are made from the same materials as the thermocouple so that
a) they will not corrode
# b) mini junctions are not formed
c) the resistance is not increased beyond limits
53. An oxygen molecule is made up of
# a) two oxygen atoms sharing electrons
b) two oxygen atoms sharing neutrons
c) two oxygen atoms sharing protons
54. A capacitor in a single phase AC motor is to
a) prevent spikes
b) block DC
# c) provide a phase shift
55. The slip speed of an induction motor is
# a) stator speed - rotor speed
b) stator speed + rotor speed
c) stator speed
rotor speed
56. The primary winding of a 3-phase transformer
a) is delta wound
b) is star wound
# c) could be either delta or star wound
57. The symbol for flux density is
a) H
# b) B
c)
58. A galvanometer measures
a) millivolts
b) megohms
# c) milliamps
59. A battery rated at 40 Ah will supply 200 mA for
# a) 200 hours
b) 5 hours
c) 20 hours
60. The unknown resistance R in the wheatstone bridge shown is
a) 1 ohm
# b) 4 ohms
c) 16 ohms
61. Which of the following materials is easiest to magnetize?
# a) Soft iron
b) High grade steel
c) Cast iron
62. AC generators are rated in
a) kVARs
b) kW
# c) kVA
63. To find which end of an electromagnet is the north pole, use the
a) Fleming's Left Hand Rule
# b) Right Hand Clasp Rule c) Cork Screw Rule
64. A capacitor with double the area and double the dielectric thickness will have
a) double the capacitance
b) half the capacitance
# c) the same capacitance
65. In a transformer, if the rate of change of current increases, the mutual inductance will
a) increase
b) decrease
# c) remain the same
66. If the brake coil on an actuator motor goes open circuit, the actuator will
a) over-ride its mechanical stops
# b) stop
c) run slower
67. The frequency of the output of a 4 pole generator is 400 Hz. The generator is turning at
# a) 12000 RPM b) 6000 RPM
c) 3000 RPM
68. What is the wave shape of the x-axis input of a traversing oscilloscope image?
a) square
b) rectangular
# c) triangular
69. An inductance/resistance motor is
a) better than a capacitance motor
b) restricted to low loads only
# c) less efficient than a capacitance motor
70. The voltage at point A is
# a) 7 V
b) 21 V
c) 28 V
71. A 4:1 step down transformer draws 115 V and 1 A. The output power will be
# a) 28.5 V at 4 A
b) 28.5 V at 16 A
c) 460 V at 0.25 A
72. The voltage induced in the stator of an AC generator is produced by
a) a fixed magnetic field
# b) a rotating magnetic field
c) an alternating field
a) 200 V
# b) 0.12 V
c) 0.2 V
81. An electrolytic capacitor is used where
a) minimum losses are essential
# b) there is a polarized input
c) high frequency AC is used
82. If a connection to an AC motor is disconnected, the motor will
a) slow down and stop
# b) continue to run
c) stop
83. A band stop filter
# a) stops a narrow range of frequencies
b) stops frequencies either side of a narrow range
c) attenuates frequencies either side of a narrow range
84. This is a diagram of a
# a) maximum current
b) minimum current
c) zero current
95. An accumulation of hydrogen on the plates of a battery is known as
a) hydration
# b) polarization
c) ionization
96. What is the power dissipated in a 500 ohm resistor with a 3A flow?
a) 1.5 kW
# b) 4.5 kW
c) 750 kW
97. Which of the following is 1 Amp?
# a) 1000 mA
b) 1000 A
c) 1000 kA
98. A paramagnetic material has a relative permeability of
# a) greater than unity
b) less than unity
c) zero
99. What part of a battery is covered in hydrogen during polarization?
# a) Cathode
b) Anode
c) Both the anode and the cathode
100. Electricity conducts through
a) solids only
# b) solids and liquids
c) vacuum
101. The term that describes the combined resistive forces in an AC circuit is
# a) impedance
b) resistance
c) total resistance
102. How can the direction of rotation of a DC electric motor be changed
# a) reverse the electrical connections to either the field or armature windings
b) interchange the wires which connect the motor to the external power source
c) rotate the positive brush one commutator segment
103. An example of a good electrical insulator is
# a) glass
b) aluminium
c) mercury
104. The only practical method of maintaining a constant voltage output from an aircraft generator under
varying conditions of speed and load is to vary the
# a) strength of the magnetic field
b) number of conductors in the armature
c) speed at which the armature rotates
105. An accumulation of hydrogen on the plates of a battery is known as
a) hydration
# b) polarization
c) ionization
106. Which of the following is most likely to cause thermal runaway in a nickel-cadmium battery
a) excessive current draw from the battery
# b) high current charging of the battery to more than 100 percent of its capacity
c) a high internal resistance condition
107. Electric motors are often classified according to the method of connecting the field coils and armature.
Aircraft engine starter motors are generally of which type
a) compound
b) shunt (parallel)
# c) series
108. If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series motor
a) the speed will decrease and the armature current will decrease
# b) the speed will increase and the armature current will decrease
c) the speed will increase and the armature current will increase
109. Static charges remaining in an aircraft are dissipated by
# a) the use of a conducting type nose wheel
b) bonding the aircraft to a refuel tanker
c) earthing the aircraft as soon as possible
110. Total resistance in parallel for R1 and R2 is
# a) RT = (R1 x R2) (R1 + R2)
b) RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2
c) 1/RT = 1/R1 + 1/R2
111. The quill drive on an aircraft generator
a) makes possible the use of roller
b) damps out any commutator ripple
# c) damps out vibrations
112. The method of ascertaining the voltage of a standard aircraft lead-acid battery is by checking
a) the voltage on open circuit
# b) the voltage with rated load switched ON
c) the voltage off load
113. If the correct supply were connected to a DC shunt motor which had lost its residual magnetism it
would
a) fail to run
b) run in the reverse direction
# c) run normally
114. A loss of electrical insulation results in
# a) a short circuit between the supply and earth
b) an open circuit between the supply and earth
c) an open circuit in the supply
115. A DC circuit containing a total resistance of 100 ohms has a current flow of 250 mA. The power
dissipated in the circuit is
a) 0.4 watts
# b) 6.25 watts
c) 5 watts
116. Power is the rate of doing work. It is measured in
# a) joules/second
b) watts/second
c) joules x seconds
117. Ohm's law states that:
a) e.m.f. = current divided by resistance
b) resistance = current divided by e.m.f.
# c) current = e.m.f. divided by resistance
118. If the resistance of a resistor which is in series with two other resistors is doubled
a) the current in that resistance is doubled
b) the current in that resistance is halved
# c) the volts drop across that resistor increases
119. One purpose of a growler test is to determine the presence of:
# a) a shorted armature
b) an out-of-round commutator
c) a broken field lead
120. Through which material will magnetic lines of force pass the most readily?
a) aluminium
# b) iron
c) copper
121. Electricity conducts through
a) solids only
# b) solids and liquids
c) vacuum
122. The secondary coil of a transformer has 1500 turns and 10 resistance. The primary coil has 1 k
resistance. How many turns does the primary coil have?
# a) 15,000
b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000
123. Two batteries 12V and 40 Ah each, are in series. What is the total capacity?
a) 12V 80 Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
# c) 24V 40 Ah
124. In a star wound primary transformer, how could you wind the secondary winding?
a) star only
b) delta only
# c) either delta or star
125. The phases in supply to a 2 phase motor are electrically
# a) 90 degrees apart from each other
b) 180 degrees apart from each other
c) 120 degrees apart from each other
126. A 30 KVA rated generator has a power factor of 0.8. What is its maximum consistent power
a) 30 KW
# b) 24 KW
c) 37.5 KW
127. A 50 F capacitor is fed with a current of 25 mA. How long will it take to charge it to 100V?
a) 1 s
# b) 0.2 seconds
c) 12 minutes
128. The total resistance of the circuit shown is
a) 1.33 Ohms
b) 12 Ohms
# c) 3 Ohms
129. A step up transformer has
a) one winding
# b) two windings
c) three windings
130. The three voltages of a three phase generator are connected
# a) independently of each other
b) in series with each other
c) in parallel with each other
131. E.M.F. in an electric circuit corresponds to what in a magnetic circuit
# a) mmf
b) flux
c) reluctance
132. Time constant of an inductor is
a) LR
# b) L/R
c) L2/R
133. Permanent magnets have
a) high reluctance, low coercive force
b) low reluctance, high coercive force
# c) high reluctance, high coercive force
134. A.C. value that can produce the same heat as D.C. is called
# a) r.m.s value
b) average value
c) peak value
135. If a battery has got low internal resistance, then
a) on load voltage will be greater than no load voltage
# b) no load voltage will be greater than on load voltage
c) no load voltage will be the same as on load voltage
136. in a parallel R, L, C circuit, the value of the capacitor is quadrupled, then the value of the impedance
would
# a) reduce
b) increased
c) remain the same
137. In a circuit C = 25 microfarads and the current flow is 40 microamps for 4 seconds. What is the voltage
a) 12.8V
# b) 6.4V
c) 3.2V
138. A 3, 5 and 2 ohms resistance is connected in series with a 10 V battery. The voltage across the 2 ohms
resistor is
a) 10V
# b) 2 V
c) 4 V
139. The power in a circuit when voltage and resistance is given can be found by
a) VxR
# b) VxV / R c) VxVxR
140. A piezoelectric device generates electricity through
# a) pressure
b) friction
c) light
141. Conventional current flow inside a battery is from
# a) anode to cathode
b) cathode to anode
c) either anode to cathode or cathode to anode, depending on the active elements
142. Potentiometers are used as a
# a) variable voltage source
b) variable resistor
c) variable current source
143. In a transformer core loss is 200 W and copper loss is 220W at no load.
What is the core loss at full load
# a) 200 W
b) 220 W
c) 0 W
144. Calculate the speed of a 400 Hz, 4 pole machine
# a) 12,000 rpm
b) 6000 rpm
c) 8000 rpm
145. The purpose of end travel microswitch in a linear actuator is to
# a) remain closed and opens at end travel only
b) remain open and closes at end travel only
c) remain open during normal operation and only close if the actuator overruns its stops
146. Linear actuators used in aircraft are of
# a) split field series wound type.
b) split field shunt wound type
c) compound wound type
147. If a generator sparks, a possible reason is
# a) The brush springs are loose
b) The brushes have been placed around the magnetic coil
c) Magnetic flux deflecting the EMF
148. The charge on a proton is
a) neutral
# b) positive
c) negative
149. in conventional current flow, what is Fleming's right hand rule used for
a) Motors
# b) Generators
c) Inductors
150. In a capacitive circuit, if the frequency is increased
# a) the current increases b) impedance increases
c) reactance remains the same
151. Three 12 F capacitors are in series. The total capacitance is
a) 12 F
# b) 4 F
c) 36 F
152. A 500 ohm resistor carries a 3 amp current. What is the power dissipated?
a) 5 kW
# b) 4.5 kW
c) 500 W
153. A paramagnetic material has a relative permeability
a) less than unity
# b) greater than unity
c) equal to unity
154. What is the PD of a circuit which has a 40 mA current and a 1 k ohm resistance?
a) 400 V b) 4 V
# c) 40 V
155. The time constant of a capacitor is the time
# a) for the emf to reach 36.8% of maximum
b) the current to reach 70.7% of maximum
c) to reach maximum current
156. The secondary winding of a transformer has an impedance of 10 ohms and 1500 turns. For the primary
winding to have an impedance of 1 k ohm, how many turns must it have?
# a) 15,000
b) 150,000
c) 1,500,000
157. A potentiometer has which of the following properties?
# a) 3 terminals
b) preset values
c) wire wound
158. A 3 ohm resistor dissipates 27 Watts. How much current flows through it?
# a) 3 A
b) 9 A
c) 0.15 A
159. in a 2 phase generator, how far apart are the windings electrically?
a) 45o
# b) 90o
c) 180o
160. The SI unit of work is
a) Joules per second (Watts)
# b) Kilogram metres - force
c) Joules per metre
161. in the circuit below, what happens to the total circuit impedance if L is tripled?
# a) Increases
b) Remains the same
c) Reduces
# a) 1 ohm
b) 2 ohms
c) 6 ohms
229. One advantage of using Ac electrical power in aircraft is
# a) the greater ease in stepping the voltage up or down
b) AC electrical motors can be reversed while dc motors cannot
c) the effective voltage is 1.41 times the maximum instantaneous voltage; therefore, less power input is
required
230. The quill drive on an aircraft generator
a) makes possible the use of roller bearings at the drive end
# b) damps out vibrations
c) damps out any commutator ripple
231. The amount of electricity a capacitor can store is directly proportional to the
a) distance between the plates and inversely proportional to the plate area
b) plate area and is not affected by the distance between the plates
# c) plate area and inversely proportional to the distance between the plates
232. When resistors are in parallel, the total resistance is
# a) smaller than the smallest resistor
b) the sum of all the resistors
c) larger than the smallest resistor
233. What device is used to convert alternating current, which has been induced into the loops of the rotating
armature of a DC generator into direct current as it leaves the generator?
# a) a commutator
b) an inverter
c) a rectifier
234. Two similar 12v batteries connected in parallel will produce
a) 24V e.m.f. with twice the capacity of each battery
b) 24v e.m.f. with the same capacity as each battery
# c) 12V e.m.f. with twice the capacity of each battery
235. Unless otherwise specified, any values given for current or voltage in an AC circuit are assumed to be
a) maximum values
# b) effective values
c) instantaneous values
236. If a heavy mechanical load is removed from a series motor
# a) the speed will increase and the armature current will decrease
b) the speed will decrease and the armature current will decrease
c) the speed will increase and the armature current will increase
237. In a vector diagram showing the magnitude and direction of the inductance, capacitance and resistance
in an AC circuit
# a) the inductive reactance would be in opposition to the capacitive reactance and resistance at 90 degrees
b) the inductive and capacitance reactance would be additive with the resistance subtractive
c) it is impossible to show values of this kind using vectors
238. If service No. 1 is isolated from the supply busbar shown there will be
a) 3A
# b) 6A c) 12A
332. The 'A' phase of a three phase power system is colour coded
a) blue
b) yellow
# c) red
333. The total resistance of the circuit shown is
a) 12 Ohms
# b) 3 Ohms
c) 7.5 Ohms
334. What is a method used for restoring generator field residual magnetism?
# a) Flash the fields
b) Reseat the brushes
c) Energize the armature
335. A 1F capacitor is equivalent to
# a) 0.000,001 Farads
b) 1,000,000 Farads
c) 0.001 Farads
336. The opposition offered by a coil to the flow of alternating current is called (disregard resistance)
a) impedance
b) reluctance
# c) inductive reactance
337. A high surge of current is required when a DC electric motor is first started. As the speed of the motor
increase
a) the applied emf increases proportionally
b) the counter emf decreases proportionally
# c) the counter emf builds up and opposes the applied emf, thus reducing the current flow through the
armature
338. The tolerance of the AC generator frequency is
a) 40 Hz # b) 10 Hz c) 20 Hz
339. The various parts of an aircraft airframe are maintained at the same potential by
a) the supply bus-bars
b) static discharge wicks
# c) bonding
340. When two capacitors are connected in series
a) the charge stored on each is directly proportional to its capacitance
# b) the charge stored on each is the same
c) the charge stored on each is inversely proportional to the voltage across it
341. Aircraft generators are cooled by
a) oil cooling radiators around the main body
b) fuel cooling radiators
# c) ram air
342. The voltage of an AC generator
a) rises to max in one direction, falls to zero and rises in the same direction
# b) rises to max in one direction then falls to zero then rises to max in the opposite direction
c) rises to max in one direction and remains
343. The charge on a capacitor is expressed as
a) the ratio Q/V
b) the product Q x V
# c) the product C x V
344. A shunt is used with
# a) an ammeter b) an ohmmeter
c) a voltmeter
345. The resistance of the current return path through the aircraft is always considered negligible, provided
the
a) generator is properly grounded
b) voltage drop across the circuit is checked
# c) structure is adequately bonded
346. An ammeter is connected into a circuit in
a) parallel
b) shunt
# c) series
347. When handling a high voltage capacitor in an electrical circuit, be sure it
a) has a full charge before removing it from the circuit
# b) is fully discharged before removing it from the circuit
c) has at least a residual charge before removing it from the circuit
348. When a circuit with a series inductance and capacitance is at resonant frequency
a) the current in the circuit decreases
# b) the impedance of the circuit is such that the voltage is in phase with the current
c) the impedance of the circuit is such that the voltage leads the current by exactly 90 degrees
349. in an AC circuit, the effective voltage is
a) equal to the maximum instantaneous voltage
b) greater than the maximum instantaneous voltage
# c) less than the maximum instantaneous voltage
350. On a combined DC starter - generator system
# a) the voltage regulator is connected to the shunt field after the start cycle is completed
b) the series coil is open circuit during the engine start sequence
c) the voltage regulator controls the start sequence during engine starting
351. A pure capacitor, inductor and resistor are connected in series and the voltage drops across each are
10V and the total current flowing in the circuit is 1A. How much true power is the circuit consuming?
a) 30VA
b) 30W
# c) 10W
352. If a capacitor 1F and an inductor 10mH are connected in parallel what is their approximate resonant
frequency?
a) 62Hz
b) 3.2MHz
# c) 1.6kHz
353. Which wave form is stepped positive and negative with unequal length sides?
# a) Trapezoidal wave
b) Rectangular wave
c) Saw tooth wave
354. The value of an AC sine wave that will give an equivalent heating effect in a DC resistor is the
a) average value
# b) RMS value
c) peak value
355. Where is the magnetic dip least?
a) Poles
# b) Equator
c) Isoclinals
356. The dielectric constant of a capacitor is a measurement of
# a) the electrostatic energy storing capacity of the capacitor dielectric
b) the electrical resistance of the capacitor dielectric
c) the electrical repulsion of electrons within the dielectric material
357. To reverse the direction of rotation on a DC shunt motor, you must change the direction of the current
through
# a) the field windings or the armature windings
b) the armature windings only
c) the field windings and the armature windings
358. If the field current to a shunt wound DC motor is decreased when operating at a constant load, the
motor speed will
a) reduce
# b) increase c) not change
359. An electric current is
a) a surplus of free electron
b) an excitement of electrons in a metal
# c) an ordered flow of electrons
360. An atom contains
a) molecules
b) hydrogen
# c) electrons
361. What causes a transformer to be noisy?
a) High coil resistance
# b) An air gap in the core
c) High core losses
362. Carbon has a
# a) negative temperature coefficient
b) positive temperature coefficient
c) temperature coefficient of zero
363. The peak factor for a sine wave is
a) 0.707
# b) 1.414
c) 1.11
364. If a motor is spinning at 50 cycles per second, how long is 1 cycle?
# a) 0.02 seconds
b) 50 seconds
c) 0.83 seconds
365. An integrated step input at unequal time base produces
a) a square wave
b) a sine wave
# c) a saw tooth wave
366. A capacitor in series and inductor in parallel make what kind of filter?
a) Band pass
# b) High pass
c) Low pass
367. If a load in series has a current passing through it, the magnetic field can be worked out by using
# a) the corkscrew rule
b) left hand rule
c) right hand rule
368. If the current flowing into a junction is 5A, 3A, 4A in and 10A out. What is the 5th wire carrying?
a) 2A in
# b) 2A out
c) 5A out
369. If an insulated conductor is placed near to a negatively charged rod, the nearest end of the conductor
becomes
a) negatively charged
# b) positively charged
c) No change will occur
370. If 2 resistors, one red, yellow, black, gold and the other violet, blue, black, silver were replaced by a
single resistor. Ignoring tolerance, what would the color coding be?
# a) Brown, black, brown
b) Brown, black, black
c) Black, brown, black
371. Germanium and silicon have how many electrons in their outer shell
# a) 4 b) 2 c) 6
372. If a free electron is given to another atom, that atom is a
a) positive ion # b) negative ion
c) valency atom
373. If a nicad battery is not to be used immediately it should be stored
a) fully charged
# b) fully dissipated
c) dry
374. A light / heat sensitive cell is a
# a) transducer
b) diode
c) transistor
375. In a mercury cell the steel casing is
# a) the positive terminal b) the negative terminal c) neither
376. To improve the life of a dry cell you would
# a) use more zinc b) use more electrolyte paste c) us a a pure carbon positive rod
377. What is the voltage at A?
# a) 26V b) 28V c) 2V
378. The unit for power is equal to
a) N/m
# b) Joules per second
c) Volts/Amps
379. The source voltage in the circuit below is
a) 50V
# b) 200V
c) 150V
380. The 5th colored band on a resistor represents the
a) tolerance b) multiplier # c) reliability or temperature coefficient
381. Three 12 microfarad capacitors in parallel. The overall circuit capacitance is
a) 4 microfarads
b) 1 microfarads
# c) 36 microfarads
382. Flux density will
a) increase linearly with coercive force
# b) increase linearly with magnetic flux
c) decrease linearly with magnetic flux
383. A transformer with a 5:1 ratio has a 24V output. What is the input
a) 120 V DC
b) 4.8 V AC
# c) 120 V AC
384. The mark-to-space ratio of the following waveform is
a) A to B
B to C
# b) A to D
D to E
c) D to E
D to C
385. A generator supplies 25 A, 4 V and 50 W. What is the apparent power and the power factor?
a) 100 VA and 2
b) 400 VA and 0.5
# c) 100 VA and 0.5
386. In a power circuit, the purpose of an inductor is
# a) to dampen power surges
b) to dampen current surges
c) to dampen voltage surges
387. When a number of ferrite pieces are grouped together, they
a) are semi-permanent magnets when DC is passed through them
# b) can be used to store binary code
c) electromagnets
388. Ampere turns is calculated by the number of turns
# a) multiplied by current
b) divided by current
c) multiplied by magnetic flux
389. A conventional aircraft generator will be
a) series wound
b) delta wound
# c) star wound
390. Storage of magnets should be
a) in pairs end to end
b) in a non magnetic pox
# c) in pairs with keeper plates
391. A circuit has 1 megohm and 8 microfarads. What is the time constant?
a) 1 second
# b) 8 seconds
c) 40 seconds
392. Current in an inductive circuit will
a) lead voltage
# b) lag voltage
c) be at unity
393. Power factor of a generator is
a) sin
# b) cos
c) tan
394. In a an AC motor, the rotation of the MNA
a) is the same as the rotation of the armature
# b) is opposite to the rotation of the armature
c) is slightly less speed than the rotation of the armature
395. in a wave wound generator with 4 poles, what would be the minimum number of brushes?
a) 4
# b) 2
c) 8
396. A capacitor rating is
# a) the maximum continuous voltage it can take
b) the voltage it will rupture at
c) the voltage it will charge to
397. in conventional flow, the left hand rule applies to
a) generators
# b) motors c) batteries
398. Copper losses in a transformer are caused by
a) circulating currents through the transformer
# b) the resistance in the windings
c) wasting of the copper wires due to friction
399. in AC generators, 0.637 is
a) RMS
# b) average value
c) form factor
400. In a 3 phase generator, what angle are the phases to each other?
a) 180o
# b) 120o
c) 0o
401. In a 2 phase generator, what angle are the phases to each other?
# a) 90o
b) 180o
c) 0o
402. Delta wound line current is
a) equal to phase current
# b) root 3 x phase current
c) less than the phase current
403. The multiplier color coding on a capacitor is in
a) farads
b) microfarads
# c) picofarads
404. Form Factor for a sine wave AC output is
a) 0.707
b) 1.414
# c) 1.1
405. In a simple voltaic cell the collection of ions on the cathode causes
a) hydration
b) sulphation
# c) polarisation
406. The electrolyte in a nicad battery would rise if the battery was
a) discharging
# b) charging
c) remaining at constant voltage
407. When a conductor is cut by magnetic lines of force an EMF is induced. This is
a) Lenz's Law
# b) Faraday's Law
c) Kerchoof's Law
408. Two 2 volt 10AH cells are connected in series, the output voltage and the capacity would be
a) 2 volt, 20 AH
# b) 4 volt 10 AH
c) 4 volt 20 AH
409. The electrolyte in a nicad battery is
a) cadmium hydroxide
b) nickel hydroxide
# c) potassium hydroxide
410. Referring to the drawing below, if the volts dropped across the 20 ohm resistor is 10 volts, the
resistance of R1 is
# a) 20 ohms
b) 16 ohms
c) 2 ohms
411. The atomic number of an atom is determined by the number of
# a) protons
b) electrons
c) neutrons
412. In a Leclanche cell the plates are made of
a) mercury and lithium
b) nickel and cadmium
# c) zinc and carbon
413. in a simple voltaic cell, polarization reduces output voltage because of the
a) transfer of material between the anode and the cathode
# b) build up of hydrogen on the anode
c) build up of hydrogen on the cathode
414. When the temperature of the electrolyte in a battery increases, the SG
a) goes up
# b) goes down
c) remains the same
41 5. A 47 kilohm resistor has the following color code
# a) Yellow, Violet, Orange
b) Orange, Violet, Red
c) Red, Orange, Yellow
416. If the temperature of a pure metal is reduced to absolute zero, its resistance will be
a) infinity
# b) practically zero
c) unaffected
417. The bridge circuit shown will be balanced when the value of the unknown resistor R is
a) 18 ohms b) 14 ohms
# c) 2 ohms
a) 5 A
b) 0.2 A
# c) 5 mA
419. In the previous question, the power developed across the 10 k ohm resistor is
# a) 250 mW b) 250 W c) 50 mW
# a) Potentiometer b) Rheostat
c) Thermister
421. In the following circuit, the input at P is 4 amps and at Q is 5 amps. What is the voltage across the 6
ohm resistor?
# a) 54V
b) 1.5V
c) 6V
422. The unknown current in the network below is
a) 22A
# b) 3A
c) 47A
423. The Watt can be expressed as
# a) Joules per second
b) Joules x seconds
c) Seconds per Joule
424. A single phase circuit has an input voltage of 100V. The current is 10A and the circuit has a power
factor of 0.5. The true power is
a) 1000W b) 50W # c) 500W
425. Power in a DC circuit is found by
a) multiplying current by resistance
b) multiplying the voltage by itself and dividing by the current
# c) multiplying the resistance by the current squared
426. The total capacitance of the circuit shown is
# a) 4F b) 36F c) 3F
427. When a capacitor is charged from a DC supply, the voltage / time curve is
a) logarithmic
# b) exponential
c) linear
428. An electrolytic capacitor is used because it has a
a) large physical size for a large capacity
# b) small physical size for a large capacity
c) small physical size for low leakage current
429. An electrolytic capacitor would be used in circuits supplying
a) heavy loads
b) light loads
# c) heavy / light loads
430. The symbol for flux density is
a) H
# b) B
c) MMF
431. The hysteresis loop for a magnetic material is on a graph with
a) total flux against flux density
b) current against flux density
# c) flux density against magnetising force
432. To determine the direction of the magnetic field around a conductor you would use
# a) the corkscrew rule
b) Fleming's left hand rule
c) Fleming's right hand rule
433. A material with a narrow hysteresis loop
a) will have high retentivity
# b) will have low retentivity
c) cannot be magnetised
434. If a bar magnet is cut in half
a) the magnet is destroyed
# b) two bar magnets are formed
c) one bar magnet and one non-magnet is formed
435. The diagram shows a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field. The conductor will move
a) upwards
# b) downwards
c) sideways
436. The electromagnetic force between two charged bodies is
a) proportional to the distance between them
b) inversely proportional to the distance between them
# c) inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
437. Copper is a
a) paramagnetic materials
b) ferromagnetic material
# c) diamagnetic material
438. Switching on or off the current in one coil produces an emf in another coil adjacent to it. The two coils
are said to have
a) self inductance
# b) mutual inductance c) auto inductance
439. the time constant in an inductive circuit is the time required for the current to reach
# a) 63.2% of maximum value
b) 63.7% of maximum value
c) 70.7% of maximum value
440. Self induced emf in a coil supplied with a current varying at a uniform rate can be found by
a) - N dI
dt
b) - L d
dt
# c) - L dI
dt
441. The MMF of a coil fed with 2 amps and having 10 turns is
a) 5 ampere turns
# b) 20 ampere turns
c) 20 amperes / turn
442. An AC inductive circuit has an inductance 0f 10 mH and a frequency input of 1000Hz. The opposition
to current flow is approximately
a) 63,000 ohms
b) 630 ohms
# c) 63 ohms
443. A sine wave of RMS value 7.07 volts has a peak to peak value of
# a) 10.0 volts
b) 0.707 volts
c) 20.0 volts
444. The true power in an AC circuit is given by
a) voltmeter reading x PF
b) volts x amps
# c) volts x amps x PF
445. The average value of 100 volts peak AC is
a) 70.7 volts
b) 141.4 volts
# c) 63.7 volts
446. The RMS value of 200 volts peak to peak is
# a) 141.4 volts
b) 70.7 volts
c) 127.4 volts
447. The impedance of a series tuned circuit at resonance is
a) zero
b) maximum
# c) minimum
448. The copper loss on a single phase transformer is 25 Watts on full load. What will it be on half load?
a) 5 Watts b) 12.5 Watts # c) 6.25 Watts
449. Rotating coil B through 90o will
a) 20 ohms
# b) 500 ohms
c) 50 ohms
453. A transformer rated at a frequency of 200 Hz
a) may be used at any other frequency
# b) may only be used at the rated frequency or above
c) may only be used at the rated frequency or below
454. The dots are called, and indicate
a) 9 ohms
# b) 5 ohms
c) 7 ohms
481. In the circuit shown, if the frequency is increased from zero to resonant frequency, the circuit current
would
# a) increase
b) decrease
c) stay the same
482. The true power developed in this circuit is
# a) 12W
b) 50W
c) 20W
483. The filter shown is a
# a) R3 x R2 R4
b) R3 x R4 R2
c) R2 x R4 R3
541. A transformer to supply a 24V load with a 5:1 turn's ratio will have what primary supply?
a) 120 VDC
b) 48 VAC
# c) 4.8 V
542. A material exposed to heat will
# a) be harder to magnetise b) be easier to magnetise c) have no effect on magnetism
543. A 20 Pico farad capacitor with a 1MW resistor takes how long to charge?
# a) 20 microseconds
b) 0.1 second
c) 10 seconds
544. A transformer has 2000V, 500 turns on the primary and 50 turns on the secondary. What would be the
line voltage if the transformer were Delta/Star connected?
a) 200V # b) 346V c) 450V
545. The main advantage of a starter-generator over conventional units is
a) for the same power output there is a weight reduction and the starter drive remains engaged
# b) for the same power output there is a weight reduction and the drive is constantly engaged
c) it can produce a greater power output
546. The speed of a single phase induction motor is dependant on
a) the strength of the field
# b) the number of pairs of poles
c) the strength of the armature current
547. An A.C. shunt wound motor sometimes uses a volts dropping resistor. The resistor would be
# a) in series with the supply
b) in series with the field
c) in series with the armature
548. The time to fully charge a 1 micro farad capacitor in series with a 100K ohm resistor is
# a) 100 ms b) 10 ms c)1 ms
549. A sine wave has a periodic time of 0.5 milliseconds, what is its frequency?
a) 200 Hz # b) 2Khz c) 20Khz
550. In a voltage equalizing circuit the generators are regulated so
a) the lower output is increased to that of the higher
b) the higher output is decreased to that of the lower
# c) the lower is increased and the higher is decreased until they are equal
551. The capacity of a battery is measured in
a) volts
b) cubic centimeters
# c) ampere-hours
552. Phase angle is
# a) the difference in degrees of rotation between 2 alternating voltages or currents or a voltage and a
current
b) the difference in degrees between the positive and negative parts of an ac sine wave
c) the cosine of the peak value of an ac voltage
553. A battery's internal resistance is determined by
# a) IR = OCV CCV
i
b) IR = OCV + CCV
i
c) IR = OCV - CCV
V
554. The impedance of an ac circuit is measured in
a) kilovolt-amperes
b) amperes
# c) ohms
555. The formula for impedance in a series circuit is
# a)
b)
c)
556. Motor slip is
# a) the percentage of difference in speeds between the stator and rotor fields
b) a shifting of the MNA of the motor
c) a symptom of a weak field
557. The principal characteristic of a synchronous motor is
# a) it rotates at a speed that is synchronised with the applied ac current
b) it must have a synchronised 3 phase supply to operate
c) it rotates at a speed that is synchronised with the applied dc current
558. There are more negative than positive plates in a lead acid battery because
# a) the positive plates are prone to warping if the chemical action is taking place only on one side
b) it reduces the internal resistance of the cell
c) it is necessary for chemical action to take place
559. Commutator ripple can be reduced by
# a) the use of a ripple filter
b) increasing generator frequency
c) a resistor in series with the armature
560. In this circuit applied voltage is
# a) Vt = IXC
b) Vt = IXL
c) Vt = I/R
561. What is the internal resistance of a Leclanche cell?
a) 6 ohms - 10 ohms
# b) 0.02 ohms - 4 ohms
c) 20 ohms - 30 ohms
562. In a DC motor the interpoles are part of the
# a) field
b) rotor assembly
c) stator assembly
563. The line voltage in a wye wound transformer is
a) root 3 / phase voltage
b) the same as phase voltage
# c) root 3 x phase voltage
564. The valence electron is
# a) the electron in outer shell of atom
b) the electron in inner shell of atom
c) a positive electron
565. An aircraft battery on charge from the aircraft generators causes
a) internal resistance of the battery to decrease in sympathy with the decreasing charging current
# b)battery voltage to increases to nominal voltage and the charge current decreases
c) battery voltage to decrease to zero until it is fully charged
566. What happens to the current in a series resistive resonant circuit?
# a) It is maximum
b) It is minimum
c) It is zero
567. An atom with a deficiency in electrons has
a) high resistance
# b) low resistance
c) high impendence
568. What effect does hydrogen have in a battery cell?
# a) Polarization
b) Sulphation
c) Nothing
569. Eddy current losses in a transformer are
a) current used in magnetising the core
# b) current flow induced into the core
c) hysteresis losses
570. A 3-phase star-delta wound transformer gives
a) 90 phase shift
b) no phase shift
# c) 30 phase shift
571. In a parallel circuit containing resistors
# a) the voltage is the same in all parts of the circuit
b) the sum of the voltage drops equals applied voltage
c) resistance is determined by value of current flow
572. An induced current in a coil
# a) opposes the EMF producing it
b) aids the EMF producing it
c) does not affect the EMF producing it
573. Armature reaction is
a) reactive sparking
b) due to dirty or worn commutator
# c) the MMF opposing rotation
574. in a 4:1 step up transformer, what would give a reflected impedance of 1K ohm
a) 1 k ohm
b) 4k ohm
# c) 16k ohm
575. Lines of magnetic flux pass from
# a) N to S
b) E to W
c) S to N
576. A shunt motor
a) gives constant torque with variations in speed
# b) is constant speed
c) has high starting torque
577. The direction of current in a wire rotating in a magnetic field can be determined by
# a) Fleming's right hand rule
b) Fleming's left hand rule
c) cork screw rule
578. The diagram shows a 200V long shunt generator. What is the voltage across the series resistor?
a) 30V
# b) 6V
c) 10V
579. in a parallel LCR circuit, if the capacitance is increased by 4 times, what happens to the impendence?
a) increases by 4 times
# b) decreases by 75%
c) remains the same
580. in a DC shunt motor, if the field resistance is increased what happens to the back EMF?
a) increases
# b) decreases
c) remains the same
581. Why is ferrite used in memory circuits?
# a) High remanence
b) Low permeability
c) High reluctance
582. What semi-conductor material is used in memory circuits?
# a) Ferrite b) Permeomag
c) Iron
583. The discharge curve of a capacitor is
a) Linear
b) Logarithmic
# c) Exponential
584. to generate electricity with a fuel cell, you need a constant supply of
# a) Oxygen & Hydrogen
b) Kerosene & Heat
c) Nitrogen & Sunlight
585. Five different value resistors all have the same voltage dropped across them, how are the resistors
connected?
a) In Series
# b) In Parallel
c) In Series/Parallel
586. The input is 115V and is applied across the 300 turn portion. What is the output?
# a) 460V
b) 115V
c) 28V
587. A near perfect 4:1 step up transformer has it's primary connected to 120VAC, if the secondary is
connected to a load with 1600 ohms resistance what is the current in the primary
a) 1 amp
b) 0.3 amps
# c) 1.2 amps
588. Flux losses in a transformer can be prevented by
a) the use of primary shielding
# b) winding the primary on top of the secondary
c) laminating the core
589. A ni-cad battery found to be below normal capacity should
a) be removed and used for ground use only
# b) be re-charged with a freshening charge
c) have its electrolyte adjusted
590. In cold weather a battery must be kept
# a) fully charged
b) fully discharged
c) does not matter
591. A simple basic induction motor has
# a) poor starting torque, good running torque
b) good starting torque, poor running torque
c) poor starting torque, poor running torque
592. If the frequency to a capacitor increases, the current through it
# a) is zero
b) increases
c) decreases
593. In a 3-phase delta wound circuit, line current is
a) same as the phase current
b) in phase with the phase current
# c) the vectorial sum of all 3 phase currents
594. Conductance of a circuit is 2 milliMhos. What is its resistance?
a) 5 MegaOhms
# b) 500 Ohms
c) 5000 Ohms
595. To increase the voltage output of a generator you can
# a) increase speed
b) decrease speed
c) It is not speed dependant
596. How would you find the direction of the current flow in an armature located in a magnetic field?
a) Maxwells corkscrew rule
# b) Flemings right hand rule
c) Fleming's left hand rule
597. If in a electrical circuit there is a difference between the capacitive reactance and the inductive
reactance, what would the power factor of the circuit be?
a) Unity
# b) Less than unity
c) More than unity
598. What is the SI unit of conductance?
# a) Sieman
b) Ohm
c) Ohm-metre
599. What is the SI unit of resistivity?
# a) Ohm metre
b) Ohms/metre
c) Ohms
600. Generator voltage is
# a) dependant on speed of rotation
b) independent of speed of rotation
c) not dependant on speed of rotation
601. If a negatively charged conductor is placed next to an insulated rod
a) the rod has no charge
b) the rod becomes negatively charged
# c) the rod becomes positively charged
602. What is the formula for conductance?
# a) 1/R
b) 1 - R
c) R + 1
603. What happens if you reverse the supply to the field and armature of a DC shunt motor?
a) Reverses direction of rotation
# b) Continues to rotate in same direction
c) Fails to start
604. The internal resistance of a battery off load compared to on load is
# a) same
b) increased
c) decreased
605. What is the rating of a monolithic capacitor with 103 on it
# a) 10000pf
b)100000pf
c) 1000pf
606. What is the formula for working out the capacitance of a capacitor if K = dielectric constant, A = area
of the plates, d = distance plates apart?
# a) c = KA/d b) c = Kd/A
c) c = d/KA
607. 115V RMS 2.5A at 60 degrees what is the power disipated?
a) 79 W
# b) 143 W
c) 300 VA
608. If cobalt has a permeability of 4800 it is a
# a) ferromagnetic
b) paramagnetic
c) diamagnetic
609. The output from a generator to a commutator is
# a) AC
b) DC
c) pulsed DC
610. When light hits a photodiode resistance
a) increases
# b) decreases
c) stays the same
611. What type of wave is it when the vertical and horizontal distances are equal?
# a) Square b) Rectangular
c) Sawtooth
612. Cobalt has permeability
# a) greater than unity
b) same as unity
c) less than unity
613. In an aircraft brushless alternator the armature is
a) in series with the field
# b) star wound
c) delta wound
614. to supply a 24 volt output with a transformer with a 5:1 turns ratio,
the input required is
a) 120V
# b) 4.8V
c) 24V
615. in a resonant parallel circuit, current is
a) max
# b) min
c) zero
616. Total capacitance of 3 capacitors each 12mF in a parallel circuit
# a) 36mF
b) 12mF
c) 6mf
617. Band stop filter
# a) attenuates frequencies in a specified narrow band
b) stops frequencies in a narrow band
c) pass all frequencies in that band
618. A combination of 1 megohm and 8 microfarad would give a time constant of
a) 40 seconds
# b) 8 seconds
c) 400 ms
619. Power factor is
a) sin theta
# b) cos theta
c) tan theta
620. What is the main disadvantage of a starter generator?
a) Will not supply output at low rpm
# b) Heavier than like for like
c) Can only be used on piston engines
621. What is the voltage across a fully charged capacitor?
# a) Same as circuit voltage
b) Less than circuit voltage
c) More than circuit voltage
622. When would you use an electrolytic capacitor?
a) On a balanced circuit
# b) Large output compared to size required
c) Low output compared to size required
623. If the phase voltage of a star wound generator is 115V, what would be the line-to-line voltage?
# a) 200V
b) 180V
c) 220V
624. Back-EMF is the greatest when a motor is
# a) at operating speed
b) just starting to rotate
c) under heavy load
625. What are the factors affecting the frequency of an ac generator?
a) Number of turns in the armature coil and rpm
# b) Number of pole pairs and rpm
c) Number of turns in the armature coil and number of pole pairs
626. Which of the following applications would require a "continuously rated" motor
a) Flap drive actuator
# b) Fuel pump motor
c) Cargo door actuator
627. What would you use for the core in a generator current transformer?
# a) Air core
b) Laminated core
c) Steel Core
628. Spontaneous magnetisation occurs in a
a) permomagnet
# b) ferromagnet
c) diamagnet
629. An aircraft transformer is needed to step up a voltage. What sort would be used
a) Air core
# b)Laminated core
c) Solid core
630. A conductor is placed in a magnetised coil. What will happen
a) A force will be created
# b) Nothing will happen unless the conductor is moved
c) The conductor will move
631. An atom with less than 4 electrons in its outer shell has
# a) low electrical resistance
b) high electrical resistance
c) no electrical resistance
632. in a 4:1 step-up transformer, 120V is applied to the primary, and the load on the secondary is 1600
Ohms. What is the current in the primary?
a) 0.075A
# b) 1.2A
c) 3A
633. Two 12V, 40Ah cells in series gives
# a) 24V 40Ah
b) 24V 80Ah
c) 12V 40Ah
634. A 2 Megohm resistor can be written
a) M20F
# b) 2M0F
c) 20MF
635. If a resistor is too small or misshapen to fit the colour code bands, how else is it's value indicated?
a) Dots
# b) Letter code
c) Number code
636. Elements such as phosphorus with 5 electrons in their outer shell, when combined with pure silicon, is
a
# a) donor
b) acceptor
c) isotopic
637. This is a diagram of a
# a) Light Dependant Resistor
b) Logarithmic Differential Resistor
c) Laser Diode Rectifier
638. A centrifugal speed switch is used
# a) to cut out the resistor/inductor circuit on an AC motor
b) to cut out the capacitor circuit on an AC motor
c) to cut in the resistor/inductor circuit on an AC motor
639. Disconnecting one of the phases from a 3-phase motor will cause the motor to
a) stop
b) run a 2/3 speed
# c) run at the same speed
640. To find the internal resistance of a battery in a circuit of known current
a) use the formula R = V x I
# b) find the lost volts of the circuit
c) find the EMF of the circuit